TRACK & STABLE

Gisborne Herald, Volume LXVII, Issue 20242, 9 May 1940, Page 9

TRACK & STABLE

FORM OF MAKOI THIRD at first start SCHOOLED OVER COUNTRY WORK AT HASTINGS By “Trenton" • (i For a horse who had not raced for many months, Makoi did well to finish third in the Papnkura Hack and Hunters' Hurdles, at Franklin and he has only to remain sound to pay his way this, winter. Unfortunately bis forelegs are not the best, but he came through his race in good siyle and on Monday was schooled over the steeplechase fences on the flat at Ellerslie, giving a fine display. He arrived in Gisborne yesterday and will be ridden by H. Richie in the steeplechase on Saturday. Hastings Work Hastings horses with engagements at Makaraka on Saturday were given their final gallops at Hastings on Tuesday morning. Arachne (J. Rae) ran three furlongs comfortably in 40sec. —fair for a maiden. Shani (L. Cullen) and Silver Bat (B. Stowe) were associated in a fivefurlong gallop for the former to come home four lengths in advance in Cs| sec., the first quarter in 25jsee. Another Gisborne candidate, Royal Spades, who is in particularly fine order, was let off with a light task, sprinting two furlongs only. ,'L f . . -. Encouraging Work Scarteen’s second placing was one of the features of the day's racing at Riccarton last Saturday. He was in last place over the early stages, and his chance when the straight was reached did not appear very favourable. This brother to Vintage appears to have regained the form which enabled him to win two races at Wingatui in the spring, and interest will be attached to his later activities. Broke the Spell Pink Lad had a big list of minor placings before he won the principal event at Riccarton on Saturday. His dam, Carette, previously produced Sarnia and Locksley, two fair perv formers, and she is by Clarenceux* from Ventalera by Lord Rosslyn from® Komuri by Gorton, and is owned by’ Mr. T. J. Lister, who races Pink Lad. I , 1, , . As Good as Ever Since relinquishing his position as private trainer to an Auckland syndicate, D. J. Burgess has devoted more attention to riding, and he demonstrated that he has lost none of his skill by winning the two jumping events at Pukekohe on Saturday on The Dozer and Dauber. Burgess’ services are bound to be in keen demand at the winter meetings. Good Hunting's Rider After his fall'from Sigurd at Pukekohe last Saturday, the jockey J. F. Fergus was removed to the Auckland Hospital, but his condition was rot serious and he expects to be riding at the Poverty Bay Turf Club’s Winter Meeting on Saturday and Monday. His mounts will include Good Hunting and De Friend. Free Admission The Poverty Bay Turf Club will grant free admission to any soldiers in uniform or members of the Third Echelon presenting identification cards at the gate on Saturday and Monday. Staying Credentials Lockit’s easy win in the Brackenfield High-weight Handicap last Saturday suggested that he would have been a very difficult opponent for Disdain and Wild Talk in the Amberley Handicap, in which he had 7.10. Lockit bids fair to figure soon as a winner of big handicaps, and is entitled to be considered one of the most, likely New Zealand Cup candidates seen out during the autumn racing. By Siegfried (whose record as a sire of stayers is well known), his list includes Wotan and Yours Truly, winners of the Melbourne and New Zealand Cups respectively. Lockit can claim also some solid breeding on the maternal side, his dam, Polly Peachum, being by Feramorz (by St. Frusquin) from Tressida. whose, other progeny included Runnymede, Ganymede, Raasay, My Own, and Happy Landing, all high-class racehorses. ;«•.> '>(H : Made Some Amends Since being purchased by Mr. A. Young, of Christchurch, Disdain has been ridden in most of her races by L. J. Ellis, but although he won a i-ace on her in Melbourne last autumn, last Saturday’s win was the first in New Zealand he has had on her. He has tried, her out in her races in many ways, but had been unable to get her to .show what she is capable of doing until Saturday, when he kept her well away from the leaders, and did not ask her for an effort until the straight was reached. She then showed marked gameness in wearing down Wild Talk: iri fact, she did not show any sign of shirking her task at any stage of the run home. Probably Disdain may continue to show such form, and so help to recoup the losses of those who have consistently supported her in the last six months. Left Lamenting Having exported £6OO worth of stock to Australia last year, the vendor recently purchased a filly there for £l5O, but his application for permission to import it to New Zealand has been declined. Meanwhile he is chagrined because he must pay stabling charges for . his mount at Sydney.. The man’s predicament was quoted at a meeting o: the Hawera Chamber of Commerce when information on the subject of “black” exchange was being considered. Wardress Recovered Wardress is beginning to shape up again after her long spell, during which she was treated for on eye injury, which threatened her eyesight at one stage. She is now considered to be, free of the trouble, and will scon enter upon serious tasks. Wardress, whose owner left New Zealand some time ago, and is now in the Royal Air Force in London, has been leased to, Mrs. J. Campbell, and will race in her interests. Previously Wardress w.as raced under a similar lease by Mr. R, D. Westenra, who is at present in Egypt,